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PCI in Major Coronary and PCI in a Branch not of the Major Coronary Artery

Date: Apr 24, 2013

Question:

I have a question regarding the use of the "branch" add-on codes for coronary interventions. If the patient has a stent placed into the RC and also has an angioplasty of the OM, would the OM be reported as a "branch", even though it is not a branch of the RC? Would this be reported with codes 92928-RC/92920 (OM), or would it be reported with codes 92928-RC/92921 (OM)? Thank you! You are our go-to guru!

Question ID : 4816
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